This week marks important milestones for two personalities: composer Richard Wagner (who was born on May 22) and philosopher Martin Heidegger (who died on May 26). This may seem like a tenuous link between the two historical figures who lived in different centuries. But if...

Simply Charly, an original, one-stop portal for students and teachers that brings to life, in a compelling and engaging manner, some of the most prominent historical figures, has relaunched its “Ask the Expert” platform, an online resource that will connect students and general knowledge seekers...

Almost coinciding with Salvador Dalí’s May 11 birthday, two events related to the Spanish surrealist painter (1904–1989) are happening this month. The first one takes us to the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, FL, where an exhibition is exploring a connection between the Spaniard and French-American artist...

SIMPLY CHARLY, the popular web portal known for its exclusive, in-depth interviews with the world’s leading authors and scholars, re-launches today with an updated look and a streamlined user interface. Because of these compelling interviews and profiles of legendary writers, artists, scientists, and thinkers, the...

Regarded by many as one of the most influential philosophers of the 20thcentury, Ludwig Wittgenstein was born on April 26, 1889, and died on April 29, 1951, so this week marks anniversaries of his birth and death. The Austrian philosopher was the author of Tractatus...

With Halloween only days away, now is a good time to remember one of the most haunting moments in cinematic history—the iconic shower scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 movie Psycho. It shows the female protagonist, Marion Crane (played by Janet Leigh) being stabbed to death...

Born a son of a village church sexton in rural Germany, Martin Heidegger (1889–1976) became known as one of the 20th century’s most influential philosophers. Heidegger, whose birthday is on Sept. 26, made significant contributions to the field of existentialism, as well as psychology, political...

When John Coltrane was born in 1926, the Jazz Age was in its heyday. At 17, when his mother gifted him his first saxophone, the teenager’s musical talent was already budding. And by the time of his untimely death in 1967, Coltrane, whose 91st birthday...

Forty-one summers have passed since that once-only event when a single writer, a poet, won the trio of the most prestigious literary awards: Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award in the same year. His name? John Ashbery (1927–2017),...

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death on July 18, 1817, the Bank of England is introducing a new £10 banknote featuring the likeness of the celebrated English novelist (1775–1817). The unveiling ceremony of the new bill will take place this Tuesday at...